"!scope=""row""|Worldwide Works cited Music Box (Mariah Carey album) Music Box is the third studio album by American singer Mariah Carey. It was released by Columbia Records on August 31, 1993, in North America. The album comprises ballads primarily co-written by Carey and Walter Afanasieff, with whom she had previously worked on ""Emotions"" (1991), and a few urban dance tracks. During the course of the album's development, Carey wanted to broaden her audience, choosing a more pop/R&B oriented sound. During this time frame, she experimented with different musical instruments, leading the album's sound away from her more contemporary previous two efforts."
"Music Box Tour (1993). The song was included on Carey's compilation albums, ""Number 1's"" (1998), ""Greatest Hits"" (2001), and ""#1 to Infinity"" (2015). The song's music video was filmed by Diane Martel in Copake, in upstate New York, during August 1993. It includes an appearance by Carey's dog Jack, and shows Carey dancing in a flowerbed and field, swimming in a large pond, boarding a hot air balloon, and dancing alongside several shirtless male dancers. According to author Chris Nickson, the video's carefree setting harmonized well with the song's soft instrumentation. Due to the song's strong radio airplay and extended"
"Heart-Shaped Box ""Heart-Shaped Box"" is a song by American rock band Nirvana, written by vocalist and guitarist Kurt Cobain. The song was released as the first single from the group's third and final studio album, ""In Utero"", in 1993. It was one of two songs from the album mixed by Scott Litt in order to augment the original production by producer Steve Albini. While Nirvana's label DGC Records did not release a physical single for sale in the United States, ""Heart-Shaped Box"" received much American radio airplay, reaching number one on the ""Billboard"" Modern Rock Tracks chart. The international release"
"produce a more commercial and radio-friendly album. Their plans were to tone down Carey's vocals, and soften the album's production, leaving a more contemporary pop record. Agreeing to the change, Carey and Afanasieff began writing and recording material for her third studio effort, ""Music Box"" (1993). On the album's first track ""Dreamlover"", Carey worked with Dave Hall throughout the song's entire production. In order to help with some of the song's arrangements, Mottola enrolled the help of Walter Afanasieff, who took on the completed track and transformed it into a more commercial hit. ""Music Box"" received mixed critical response from"
"In Japan."""" Throughout 1993, Carey began conceptualizing ""Music Box"" (1993), which became the highest selling album of Carey's career. For her past two albums, Carey's creative choices were heavily controlled by her label Columbia Records, as well as her husband and CEO of the company, Tommy Mottola. Carey's previous effort, ""Emotions"" (1991), drew influence from 1950s, 60s, and 70s balladry, gospel, R&B and soul music, and failed to achieve the same success matched by her debut album. Following its tepid commercial performance, Columbia aimed for ""Music Box"" to be a vehicle for very commercial singles that could garner strong radio"
"Music Box (film) Music Box is a 1989 American crime drama film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth. The film was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest, Donald Moffat and Lukas Haas. The film won the Golden Bear at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival. It is loosely based on the real life case of John Demjanjuk and, as well, on"
"Glory Box ""Glory Box"" is a song by English electronic band Portishead. It was released on 2 January 1995, as the third and final single from their 1994 debut album ""Dummy"". The song samples ""Ike's Rap II"" by Isaac Hayes and the bassline from the Wallace Collection song ""Daydream"". The music video is set in the 1950s, featuring lead singer Beth Gibbons as a jazz singer at a club while various office workers watch her perform. Sexual tension begins to rise between certain characters, as eventually, all of the workers, as separate couples, attend the club where Beth is performing."
"The Little Soldier - Symphony No 9 by Shostakovich The Magical Music Box The Magical Music Box, more commonly known as ""The Music Box"" was a British children's magazine. It ran from 1993 to 1997 in a series of 52 monthly serialisations. The aim of the magazine was to introduce children into classical music and to popularise this form of music among the younger generations. The stories followed the fictional adventures of two siblings, Sarah and Jamie who find a magical music box through which they are able to enter other worlds, most commonly as spectators. The stories were generally"
"The Musical Box (band) The Musical Box are a French-Canadian tribute band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1993 who recreate performances by the English rock band Genesis during the 1970s. The current line-up is formed of singer and performer Denis Gagné (Peter Gabriel), guitarist François Gagnon (Steve Hackett), bassist Sébastien Lamothe (Mike Rutherford), keyboardist Ian Benhamou (Tony Banks), and drummer Bob St-Laurent (Phil Collins). The Musical Box were formed in 1993 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada, and take their name from the song of the same name from Genesis's third studio album, ""Nursery Cryme"" (1971). Founding member and musical director,"
"believed it was smart of Carey to explore her vocal approach differently, but she ended up sounding ""detached on several selections"". With the exception ""Hero"" and ""Dreamlover"", the other songs lacked her usual ""personality and intensity"", according to Wynn. ""Q"" was more impressed by the record, writing that ""this 1993 celebration of the all-conquering power of love was her defining moment"". ""Music Box"" entered the US ""Billboard"" 200 at number two, with 174,000 copies sold. In its fifteenth week after release, the album topped the chart and enjoyed its highest sales week in December, selling 295,000 copies in its first"
"The Magical Music Box The Magical Music Box, more commonly known as ""The Music Box"" was a British children's magazine. It ran from 1993 to 1997 in a series of 52 monthly serialisations. The aim of the magazine was to introduce children into classical music and to popularise this form of music among the younger generations. The stories followed the fictional adventures of two siblings, Sarah and Jamie who find a magical music box through which they are able to enter other worlds, most commonly as spectators. The stories were generally related to other children's tales or fables, including issue"
"Blue Box (album) Blue Box is a 1996 album released by recording artist Kate Ceberano. The album's second single, ""Change"" was nominated for two ARIA Awards in 1996. Following the success of the 1992 Australian leg of ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", Ceberano was inundated with interest from various record labels. She elected to go with Elektra Records and moved to New York to record an album with producer Fred Maher. On the eve of delivering the album to the label, Elekra records named Sylvia Rhone as its chairman and CEO. Rhone sacked seventy-eight artists (including Ceberano) as she wanted to turn"
"Blue Box (album) Blue Box is a 1996 album released by recording artist Kate Ceberano. The album's second single, ""Change"" was nominated for two ARIA Awards in 1996. Following the success of the 1992 Australian leg of ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", Ceberano was inundated with interest from various record labels. She elected to go with Elektra Records and moved to New York to record an album with producer Fred Maher. On the eve of delivering the album to the label, Elekra records named Sylvia Rhone as its chairman and CEO. Rhone sacked seventy-eight artists (including Ceberano) as she wanted to turn"
"promote ""Music Box"", Carey embarked on the short but successful Music Box Tour which traveled to select cities in North America. Carey was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ""Dreamlover"" at the 1994 Grammy Awards and received the same nomination for ""Hero"" at the 1995 Grammy Awards. After its release, ""Music Box"" received generally mixed reviews from music critics. The album faced criticism regarding Carey's more mellow and lazy tone in comparison to her previous work. Commercially, the album reached number one in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal, Scotland, Switzerland, the United"
"100 and #25 on ""Cash Box"". Background harmonies were retained from the original recording, but vocals were added by Audrey Wheeler, Chris Rodriguez, Cindy Mizelle and Emanuel Officer as well as some from Lorenz. Both versions are almost identical from a production standpoint, but the newer version features an extra breakdown and a different vocal arrangement starting at the 3:15 mark. A music video was released to promote the song. Wannagirl ""Wannagirl"" is a 1993 hit song by Jeremy Jordan. The song had originally been recorded by Trey Lorenz. Also known as ""Wanna Girl,"" Lorenz' rendition had been released in"
"Music Box"", co-written by ""Edith Wayne"" (a pseudonym used by Holland, Dozier and Holland), Ron Dunbar, and Copeland. However, it was not successful and the group soon disbanded. Copeland was also asked to write lyrics for a Holland-Dozier-Holland tune, and came up with words about missing her dog in England; the record producers disliked the results, and instead had Ron Dunbar write the words to the song that became the hit ""Band of Gold"". At the same time as Copeland's involvement with Invictus, George Clinton's Parliament was also signed to the label. She became involved with work on the group's"
"welcome addition to the cinematic literature of the Holocaust."" Wiesel stated that ""The television series 'Holocaust' was kitsch; this is not. This is a good work of art, a good work of sensitizing viewers."" Music Box (film) Music Box is a 1989 American crime drama film that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth. The film was written by Joe Eszterhas and directed by Costa-Gavras. It stars Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest,"
"Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box Jennifer Love Hewitt's Music Box (sometimes referred to as ""The Music Box"") is a five-issue comic book series published by IDW Publishing in 2009–2010. It is centered on a music box which causes strange occurrences for the people who possess it. Each issue of the series focuses on a different character, all of whom come in contact with a mysterious music box which causes strange occurrences (such as time travel or alternate realities). Each story is tied together through the use of the music box. In July 2009, it was announced that actress Jennifer Love"
"Boom Box (No Doubt album) Boom Box is a limited-edition box set album by the American rock band No Doubt, released on November 25, 2003 through Interscope Records. It compiled ""The Singles 1992–2003"", ""The Videos 1992–2003"", ""Everything in Time"", and ""Live in the Tragic Kingdom"". ""The Singles 1992–2003"" was also released on a separate CD on the same date. ""Everything in Time"" was released as a separate CD later on October 12, 2004. ""The Videos 1992–2003"" was released as a separate DVD on May 4, 2004. At the time of ""Boom Box""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s release, ""Live in the Tragic Kingdom"" had already"
"Man in the Box ""Man in the Box"" is a single by the American rock band Alice in Chains. It was released as a single in 1991 after being featured on the group's debut full-length album ""Facelift"" (1990). The song was included on the compilation albums """" (1999), ""Music Bank"" (1999), ""Greatest Hits"" (2001), and ""The Essential Alice in Chains"" (2006). In the liner notes of 1999's ""Music Bank"" box set collection, guitarist Jerry Cantrell said of the song, ""That whole beat and grind of that is when we started to find ourselves; it helped Alice become what it was."""
"critics and speculations that Carey was just a studio artist, and was given a triple-Platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and managed Gold and Platinum certifications in several European markets. During early 1993, Carey began working on her third studio album, ""Music Box"". After ""Emotions"" failed to achieve the commercial heights of her debut album, Carey and Columbia came to the agreement that the next album would contain a more pop influenced sound, in order to appeal to a wider audience. During Carey's writing sessions, she began working mostly with Afanasieff, with whom she co-wrote and"
"a patchy, expensive introduction to the newcomer, and falls irritatingly between the stools of rarities collection and definitive compilation."" Pandora's Box (album) Pandora's Box is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Aerosmith. Issued by Columbia Records to capitalise on the band's newfound success with Geffen, the box set consists of three discs that cover Aerosmith's output from the 1970s and early 1980s. Alongside alternate versions, previously unreleased songs, live renditions and remixes, ""Pandora's Box"" features previously released studio material. The original issue was as a long cardboard-box, containing three CDs (each in its own jewel-case, with inserts) and booklet"
"The Singles Box Alanis Morissette – The Singles Box, commonly abbreviated as just The Singles Box, is an Alanis Morissette box set that includes five of her six singles from 1995's ""Jagged Little Pill"": ""Ironic"", Hand in My Pocket, Head over Feet, You Learn and ""You Oughta Know"", as well as live tracks and alternate versions of JLP tracks spread across five maxi-CDs. Also included in the box set is a short booklet of Alanis photos and other extras, including a note to her fans written by Morissette herself. ""The Singles Box"" was released only in Europe & Australia and"
"harmony guitar solo at the end of the song. The Musical Box (Genesis song) ""The Musical Box"" is a song by English progressive rock band Genesis, which was originally released on their third studio album ""Nursery Cryme"" in 1971. The song is written in the key of F# major. Though credited solely to Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford, ""The Musical Box"" began as an instrumental piece written by Anthony Phillips called ""F#"" (later released as ""Manipulation"" on the Box Set remaster). The lyrics are based on a Victorian fairy story written by Gabriel, about two children in a country house. The girl, Cynthia, kills"
"As the son goes through the box, he is reminded that his father loved his family but it wasn't easy for him to say ""I love you"". Deborah Evans Price of ""Billboard"" magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that fiddles and picked acoustic guitars ""dominate this track"" and that Travis' voice is ""unmistakable."" She goes on to call the song ""simply told and beautifully sung."" The music video was directed by Jim Shea and premiered in early 1995. ""The Box"" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of February 11, 1995."
"Cherry Box Cherry Box is an album by American jazz saxophonist Marco Eneidi, which was recorded at Mills College, Oakland in 1998 and released on the Eremite label. He leads a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Donald Robinson. In his review for AllMusic, Steve Loewy states ""Eneidi's somewhat thin sound is distinguished by its wailing quality, one that combines the searing cry of the prophet with a Bird-like post-bop energy.."" ""The Penguin Guide to Jazz"" says ""The 1998 trio shows off Eneidi at his best, blowing fiercely enough to make his wiry saxophone sound glow with energy. Parker"
"Cash Box chart in the same year. Al Martino also had a top 10 hit with the song in the United Kingdom. Another early recorded version is by singer pianist Moon Mullican. The song was featured in a Christmas episode of ""WKRP in Cincinnati"", in a flashback to 12/24/54. Anne Murray recorded a cover of the song for her album ""Croonin'"" (1993). Wanted (Perry Como song) ""Wanted"" is a popular song written by Jack Fulton and Lois Steele. A recording by Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra and chorus was made at Manhattan Center, New York City, on December 29,"
"Black Box (song) ""Black Box"" is the debut single by season seven winner of ""Australian Idol"", Stan Walker. It was released digitally on 22 November 2009, as the lead single from his debut studio album, ""Introducing... Stan Walker"". Blue covered this song for their new album ""Roulette"". Jade from MusicFix compared the song to all other ""Australian Idol"" winners' singles and wrote that the ""black box"" metaphor differentiates it from the others. She called the sound a ""generic R&B beat"" and continued by comparing Walker's voice to fellow ""Australian Idol"" winner Guy Sebastian, saying that ""Australian Idol"" voters ""decided one"
"Carey released her most successful studio album to date, ""Music Box"", which was certified Diamond in the United States and topped the charts in many countries around the world. ""Music Box"" is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with over 28 million copies sold. Carey's her first holiday album and fourth overall studio effort, ""Merry Christmas"", followed in 1994 and contained ""All I Want for Christmas Is You"". After Carey's success in Asia with ""Merry Christmas"", ""Billboard"" estimated Carey as the all-time best-selling international artist in Japan. The singer's her fifth studio album ""Daydream"" was released in 1995"
"The Box (Chicago album) The Box is a five-CD/one DVD career-spanning box set by popular American group Chicago and was compiled and released through Rhino Records in 2003. The set was authorized by the band, which helped choose material from its entire back catalogue. The box includes material from every studio album released by the band since its 1969 debut ""The Chicago Transit Authority"" to its late 1990s recordings, along with a few rarities, notably three songs from the then-unreleased 1993 ""Stone of Sisyphus"" project. Every charting single from 1969 to 2003 is included, with the exception of the 1986"
"The Musical Box (Genesis song) ""The Musical Box"" is a song by English progressive rock band Genesis, which was originally released on their third studio album ""Nursery Cryme"" in 1971. The song is written in the key of F# major. Though credited solely to Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford, ""The Musical Box"" began as an instrumental piece written by Anthony Phillips called ""F#"" (later released as ""Manipulation"" on the Box Set remaster). The lyrics are based on a Victorian fairy story written by Gabriel, about two children in a country house. The girl, Cynthia, kills the boy, Henry, by cleaving his head off with"
"Giant Box Giant Box is a double album by American arranger/conductor and composer Don Sebesky recorded in 1973 and released on the CTI label. The Allmusic review states ""This may have been Creed Taylor's most ambitious single project... Thankfully the musicmaking lives up to the billing. Everything that gave CTI its distinctive sound and identity is here -- the classical adaptations, elaborate orchestrations and structuring, pop-tune covers, plenty of room for the star soloists to stretch out in a combo format... ""Giant Box"" still ranks as a sensational coup and a reminder of how potent CTI was at its peak""."
"Pandora's Box (album) Pandora's Box is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Aerosmith. Issued by Columbia Records to capitalise on the band's newfound success with Geffen, the box set consists of three discs that cover Aerosmith's output from the 1970s and early 1980s. Alongside alternate versions, previously unreleased songs, live renditions and remixes, ""Pandora's Box"" features previously released studio material. The original issue was as a long cardboard-box, containing three CDs (each in its own jewel-case, with inserts) and booklet that detailed the tracks and had comments from the band members. Later issues did away with the outer box,"